GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
BESA (city in Eastern Locris)
Ancient city of Locris
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Eastern Locris
- Where
- 38.73° N, 22.97° E
The name Bessa derives from the area's abundance of woods, specifically a wooded valley similar to Napē in Methymna. Strabo 9.4.5 Bessa was one of the settlements inhabited by the Locrians who followed Ajax. Iliad 2 ¶37
Described in the sources
Bessa is described as a plain that no longer exists. Strabo 9.4.5
Stories and history
Strabo argues the name should be spelled with a double s. Strabo 9.4.5